Garment-weight.



GARMENT WEIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1912.

1,062,403. a d May 20,1913.

WITNESS/5s INVENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE THEODORE KAI-IN, OFJENNINGS, LOUISIANA.

GARMENT-WEIGHT. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Tnnonons KAnN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jennings, in the parish of Calcasieu and State of Louisiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-W'eights,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to weights designed for holding in place clothingof various kinds, and is especially useful when employed in connectionwith mens shirts.

As is well known, when trousers are worn without suspenders, andaresupported only by a belt, there is a marked tendency of the shirt towork upwardly out of the trousers, thus producing a baggy and unsightlyappehrance.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a suitable weightedstrip which may be readily attached to the lower portion of any shirt,and which will serve to prevent it from rising up to an objectionableextent.

The invention also seeks to provide a device of this character whichshall be capable of adjustment to different positions on the shirt, andalso of being quickly detached therefrom, prior to the shirt beinglaundried.

A still further feature is the provision of a weighted strip of suchconstruction as to cause no appreciable inconvenience to the wearer.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood, reference is hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and inwhich:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation, showing my improved device asit appears when attached to a shirt; Fig. 2 is a side elevation on alarger scale of the device itself; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionthereof, on. a still larger scale; and, Fig. 4 is a fragmentarylongitudinal section.

Referring to the drawings in detail, my improved weighted strip, in itspreferred form, consists of a flexible tube formed by sewing together astrip of fabric 1, such as silk, cotton or linen, as by means ofstitches 4- along a longitudinal edge thereof. This flexible tube is ofdefinite-length and has attached thereto at each end a clasp 2, whileasimilar clasp 3 is secured to the strip near its middle point and isdisposed at right angles thereto as shown in Fig. 2. These Specificationof I.etters Patent.

' Application filed August 23, 1912. Serial No. 716,754.

Patented May 20, 1913.

clasps may be of any suitable or desired construction'and are sodesigned" as to be capable of gripping and holding between theiraws thematerial of a garment. The jaws may be faced with rubber or may beprovided with teeth, in a well known manner to prevent slipping. Asthese clasps form no part of the present invention, a detaileddescription thereof is believed to be unnecessary. I

The strip or tube 1 is preferably divided by means of transverse seams 5into a plurality-of separate pockets or compartments, and in eachcompartment is inclosed a suitable amount of some heavy granularmaterial, such for example, as fine lead shot 6. It will be particularlynoted that the compartments are notpacked full of such shot, but areonly partially filled therewith so that the shot may flow when pressureis exerted on the strip and thus permit the strip to flatten. Thetransverse seams 5 prevent the shot from accumulating at any one pointin the strip and insure a uniform distribution of the heavy materialthroughout the length of the strip. It will therefore be seen that thestrip as a whole is of a soft flexible nature and therefore causeslittle or no inconvenience to the wearer.

Fig. 1 illustrates a method of attaching my improved weighted strip to agarment such as a shirt. In this figure A designates the shirt and B theside seam which extends downwardly from the'armhole.

In practice I find it preferable to attach the middle clasp 3 to theshirt substantially at the lower end of this seam B and to secure theclasps 2 at the ends of the strip to the front and back portions of theshirt on either side of the seam so as to form loops as, y. In this wayit will be seen that the weight of the strip is distributed andsupported by the shirt at three points, thus giving a uniform pull.

It will also be seen that the end clasps 2 may be attached to the shirtat any desired distance from the seam B in accordance with the taste ofthe wearer.

From the foregoing, it is obvious how a single weighted strip with aclasp at each end may, if desired, also be attached to the lower frontportion of the shirt or other garment.

My improved weighted strip may be made of any desired size and length,andin fact, in practice it is proposed to make up the device in severaldifi'erent sizes and weights adapted for various classes of service.

While I have shown-and described the device as applied to an ordinaryshirt, it may also have utility in connection with other garments, asfor example, bathing suits.

It will be observed that b means of the clasps, the strip may be readilyattached to and detached from any garment without the necessity ofsewing.

What I claim is: e

1. A garment weight comprisin a flexible inextensible weighted strip 0definite length having a clasp at each end thereof.

2. A garment weight comprising a flexible Weighted strip of definitelength having a clasp at each end thereof and a third clasp secluredthereto at a point intermediate its en s. I

3. A Wei hted strip consistin of a tube formed of gexible fabric, saidtuie comprising a series of separate compartments, and heavy granularmaterial in each compartment.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

THEODORE 'KAHN.

Witnesses:

HERBERT L. DAVIS, Fxnn- J. Ross.

